GAD Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 hour ago, btb said: The old MacPherson Conundrum - I've been thinking along the same lines myself - it's a tricky task assessing these three, they're all of them Bottom6 players and you wouldn't weep to see any of them leave individually but this has also to be balanced against continuity. Maybe the question is "can we do worse?". I'd be tempted to keep Obika and one of the wingers, on balance Connolly, but offering 1 year deals. Of the other players being discussed I'd miss Flynn most as he's the last name on my 17/18 Championship Winner's mug still left at the club. I wouldn't be upset to see any of them stay, I just think Jim might release them. If we were to keep one of them it would be Durmus for me. He's better at the wing back role Goodwin has had them playing in, can take a set piece and has way more end product than Connolly, in my opinion anyway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 26 minutes ago, sergie's no1 fan said: Connolly has the pace, rarely beats a mean and his decision making is poor. If you combined him together with McAllister you'd have some player. Knowing our luck we'd get the combo with all the wrong attributes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 16 minutes ago, btb said: Knowing our luck we'd get the combo with all the wrong attributes. A Kevin Twaddle? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 18 minutes ago, btb said: Knowing our luck we'd get the combo with all the wrong attributes. Slow and injury-prone with no end product and a propensity for shiting it out of tackles? 1 minute ago, GAD said: A Kevin Twaddle? Ah, there you go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 32 minutes ago, Coventry Saint said: Slow and injury-prone with no end product and a propensity for shiting it out of tackles? It'll be interesting to see how Drey Wright does for you, tbh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Goodwin been given a three match ban, but one suspended. He'll serve the first tomorrow night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torfason Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, Coventry Saint said: Goodwin been given a three match ban, but one suspended. He'll serve the first tomorrow night. Brian Rice will be lucky to get back in the dugout for Christmas then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, Torfason said: Brian Rice will be lucky to get back in the dugout for Christmas then. Normally you'd say that's a blessing but those mad fuckers have seen fit to extend his deal so I really don't know what to believe any more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth_Glasgow Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) It's mental if folk would be fine with us releasing Durmus, he's been one of our best players over the last few months despite constantly playing out of position and he's contributed far more than Connolly. He was slow to get going this season but I think he was one of the players hit hard with COVID. I'd definitely keep Flynn and probably Obika for another season but would understand if they were let go. I've lost patience with McAllister and would be fine with Erwin leaving early too. Edited April 15, 2021 by Gareth_Glasgow 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgsaint Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 5 hours ago, RandomGuy. said: It'll be interesting to see how Drey Wright does for you, tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgsaint Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 9 hours ago, RandomGuy. said: It'll be interesting to see how Drey Wright does for you, tbh. Have you heard he is signing for us? Not read this anywhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, Bgsaint said: Have you heard he is signing for us? Not read this anywhere. RandomGit was trying to be funny in response to Coventry Saint's description of defending attributes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torfason Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 8 hours ago, Gareth_Glasgow said: It's mental if folk would be fine with us releasing Durmus, he's been one of our best players over the last few months despite constantly playing out of position and he's contributed far more than Connolly. He was slow to get going this season but I think he was one of the players hit hard with COVID. I'd definitely keep Flynn and probably Obika for another season but would understand if they were let go. I've lost patience with McAllister and would be fine with Erwin leaving early too. Maybe I missed it but were folk suggesting Durmus should go, I thought they were saying he could go? Completely agree on McAllister, he has had numerous chances but just looks ineffective. Shame but if it’s injuries then he needs to start thinking about life outside football or if it’s the space between his ears. the he really needs to knuckle down and get over his Derby move not working out.........either way he is running out of chances. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) Aside from Fraser, Durmus is the one I most want to see stay. Even more so than Obika or Flynn. Awful time of it in the first part of the season but that's the only time in two years he's been rubbish with us. Edited April 16, 2021 by djchapsticks 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Torfason said: Completely agree on McAllister, he has had numerous chances but just looks ineffective. Shame but if it’s injuries then he needs to start thinking about life outside football or if it’s the space between his ears. the he really needs to knuckle down and get over his Derby move not working out.........either way he is running out of chances. This is McAllister's first "injury free" season in his career. You would have thought that he would have progressed much more this season, but other than a few decent crosses he's been fairly ineffective. I keep hoping he'll develop into a player that becomes a first pick. However, he'll likely spend next season flattering to deceive and be loaned out at some point to a Scottish championship team. Sadly he seems to have lost that burst of pace that he had in his earlier years that allowed him to get past players. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, FTOF said: Sadly he seems to have lost that burst of pace that he had in his earlier years that allowed him to get past players. Yeah, his pace over ten yards is non-existent. He can't catch up with the tricks he pulls. He actually can get up to pace over a slightly longer distance, but that's mostly irrelevant in the spaces he's having to operate in. (Edit: in my humble opinion I think he's carrying a little too much weight still. I think he could easily stand to lose 5-7kg. I'm sure the club will be on top of this. I still retain a lot of patience for him - I still think he could come good, but a number of factors are currently holding him back so he's in for a very important summer, IMO.) Edited April 16, 2021 by Coventry Saint 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo_j Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 32 minutes ago, Coventry Saint said: Yeah, his pace over ten yards is non-existent. He can't catch up with the tricks he pulls. He actually can get up to pace over a slightly longer distance, but that's mostly irrelevant in the spaces he's having to operate in. (Edit: in my humble opinion I think he's carrying a little too much weight still. I think he could easily stand to lose 5-7kg. I'm sure the club will be on top of this. I still retain a lot of patience for him - I still think he could come good, but a number of factors are currently holding him back so he's in for a very important summer, IMO.) Agree with the last point, he’s still carrying too much weight and that impacts on him. Jim has mentioned it a few times. He’s still only 22, so still time to claw it back. He needs a Lawrence Shankland style epiphany to get himself back on track, as there is no doubting his ability. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 The comments from Fraser are pretty non-committal. Wouldn't be surprised if he's still hedging his bets that someone else comes in for him but he's happy to stay if nothing turns up. JDH is surely off given he was offered a new deal months ago. Would probably drop him and give someone else a run for the experience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 25 minutes ago, Stu said: JDH is surely off given he was offered a new deal months ago. Would probably drop him and give someone else a run for the experience. Nah, not for me. Keep him in unless he's being dropped on merit. I want to get to at least another semi final this year. Best players available all in their best positions from here on in, until such a time as all remaining games are meaningless. The top six failure was a dropped bollock but semi-final money/occasion would help to atone for that slightly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Stu said: The comments from Fraser are pretty non-committal. Wouldn't be surprised if he's still hedging his bets that someone else comes in for him but he's happy to stay if nothing turns up. JDH is surely off given he was offered a new deal months ago. Would probably drop him and give someone else a run for the experience. Indeed. JDH getting pelters because he's letting his agent get the best deal possible for him. Fraser's agent will be doing exactly the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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